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Semper Fortis Esports* recently announced its intention to IPO onto the Access Segment of the Aquis Stock Exchange Growth Market. Semper is a multi-operational Esports organisation focusing on gaming technology solutions, brand enhancement and high growth team infrastructures. The company plans to raise £2.5m to develop their three core areas of establishing an esports team, forming partnerships with brands for sponsorship and B2B consultancy services. The Board are highly experienced in spor

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SDX Energy plc—a North Africa focused oil and gas company, announces its intention to complete a Canadian plan of arrangement under section 192 of the Canada Business Corporations Act and will have shares de-listed from the TSX-V and admitted to trading on AIM. Expected 28 May 2019, anticipated market cap of £76m Renold plc—a leading international supplier of industrial chains and related power transmission products, announced that it will cancel the listing of the Company from the premium segme

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Path Investments (PATH) -RTO of a 50 per cent. participating interest in the producing Alfeld-Elze II gas field located 22 kilometres south of Hannover in Germany. Offer TBA. Due late Aug. Kropz PLC-Intention to float by the emerging plant nutrient producer with an advanced stage phosphate mining project in South Africa and exploration assets in West Africa

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Avast, global cybersecurity provider with 435m users worldwide. In 2017, the Group's Adjusted Billings was $811 million, Adjusted Revenue was $780 million, Adjusted Cash EBITDA was $451 million. Seeking to raise $200m. Due in May | Vivo Energy—retailer and marketer of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in Africa, Due in May. 100% secondary sell-down of existing Shares by Selling Shareholders, No new Money. Pricing TBA | Gore Street Energy Storage Fund—Seeking to raise £100m for the purposes of

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Erris Resources PLC—a mineral exploration and development company currently focused on two geographic areas. Offer TBC, expected 21 December 2017 CIP Merchant Capital—Closed ended investment Company. Sector focus oil & gas, healthcare, pharma, and real estate. Raising £55m. Due 21 Dec Panthera Resources— The Company was established to act as a holding company for Indo Gold Limited, an unlisted Australian registered company. The Company aims to explore and develop gold assets in India and West

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City of London Group (COLG) - Sch 1—RTO of Milton Homes Limited, an equity release provider which has a UK residential property portfolio of 586 properties with a market value of approximately £77 million as at 30 June 2017. Offer TBA. Due 5 Oct | Springfield Properties—Scottish housebuilder. Intention to float. Offer TBA “Our turnover exceeded £100 million for the first time this year and now we employ around 500 people. This IPO is the next step in our growth.” | Warehouse REIT - The Company w

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Warehouse REIT - The Company will invest in a diversified portfolio of UK warehouse assets located in urban areas. The Company is targeting a dividend yield of 5.5p equivalent to a yield of 5.5 percent. for the year ending 31 March 2019. Issue price 100p. Raising up to £150m. | OnTheMarket—Intention to float on AIM to raise c. £50m which will be used to fund the growth of the OnTheMarket.com portal, already the third biggest UK residential property portal provider. Expected valuation £200m to £2

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I3 Energy –Schedule 1. Independent oil and gas company with assets and operations in the UK. Offer TBC, 26 May admission. | Opera Investments –Reverse Takeover of Kibo Mining’s subsidiary Kibo Gold. Raising £1.5m. Expected mkt Cap £6.5m. 23 May. | Verditek— Schedule 1 update. On Admission, the Company's subsidiaries will be involved in advanced solar photovoltaic, filtration and absorption technologies specialising in providing environmental services. Issue price 10p. Admission in late May. | AE

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Milestone Group (MSG.L) | Earthport (EPO.L) | Keyword Studios (KWS . L) | Defenx (DFX.L) | Eurasia Mining (EUA.L) | Egdon Resources (EDR.L) | Benchmark Holdings (BMK.L) | Mariana Resources (MARL.L) | Forbidden Technology (FBT.L)

Vertu Motors (VTU LN) - Market dynamics drive downgrade

An ongoing correction in used car prices has driven lower gross profit per unit for Vertu in recent months and this is expected to continue in the near term. There has been particular weakness in premium vehicle values. Additionally, higher stocking charges on increased new vehicle supply, has led to lower overall profitability. As a result, we have reduced forecast FY24 adjusted PBT by £8.0m (17%) to £39.3m and FY25 by £3.2m (6.2%) to £48.6m. This downgrade to expectations is indicative of mark

Cornerstone FS+ (CSFS, House Stock at 11.5p) - Another smashing trading update

Cornerstone FS+ (CSFS, House Stock at 14p) - Bearing growth aplenty

LIBERUM: Frasers Group: Resilience shining through delivering meaningful sustainable growth

SSP Group+ (SSPG, House Stock at 213p) - Starting to fly, forecasts maintained

Initial Equity Trading Comments - 1 December 2023

LIBERUM: Loungers: LFLs consistent as ever, on the path to pre-Covid margins

HeiQ - Reorganising, right sizing and re-focusing

HeiQ has published its FY22 and H1/23 accounts, noting difficult market conditions for its revenue generating businesses, which has impacted revenue growth in these periods. In light of the market deterioration, the company has taken steps to restructure the group to be more efficient, while implementing expense containment measures. The sudden market disruption in H1/23A saw HeiQ move into a net debt position of $2.1m. While we model the company becoming operating cash flow positive in FY24E, o

Hybridan Small Cap Feast - 4 Dec 2023

4th December 2023 @HybridanLLP Status of this Note and Disclaimer This document has been issued to you by Hybridan LLP for information purposes only and should not be construed in any circumstances as an offer to sell or solicitation of any offer to buy any security or other financial instrument, nor shall it, or the fact of its distribution, form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any contract relating to such action. This document has no regard for the specific investment obje

SSP Group+ (SSPG, House Stock at 208p) - FY23F results preview

LIBERUM: The Liberum Leisure Digest: Encouraging updates, falling markets

PROGRESSIVE: Zoo Digital: H1 24 – positive news, short and long term

ZOO has announced H1 24 results in line with guidance at the recent AGM. We welcome the news earlier this month that the US actors’ strike has ended. This suggests that revenues could return to historical levels in the relatively near term, and that ZOO was correct to maintain capacity and capability to deliver during the recent hiatus. Subdued workflows have led to a significant EBITDA loss in H1 on revenue of $21m; but given the sequential month-on-month improvement expected, we maintain reven

Topps Tiles - Early delivery

Topps Tiles’ (TPT’s) FY23 results confirm the strong progress made, with its focus on growing profitable market share by developing and diversifying its operations. The success is shown in record revenue for the Topps Tiles branded stores and the group as a whole, aided by the achievement of its ‘1 in 5 by 2025’ market share goal two years earlier than predicted. An improving cost environment has translated into an underlying improvement in gross margin through the year, as expected by manageme

ME Group - Price rises and increased usage driving growth

ME Group has reported a strong set of H1 results with sales up +25%, adj. PBT +68%, adj. EPS +60% and ongoing DPS +14%. The strongest performances were in photobooths in Europe, which benefited from price rises and increased volumes, and laundry in the UK, where there was a +11% increase in the number of machines. This progress was achieved despite a near flat installed base in photobooths, with the anticipated roll-out of next generation photobooths delayed due to supply delays, and a steady in